Social inequality in prevalence of NCD risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis from the population-based Tromsø Study 2015-2016.

Rebecca A Hetland Tom Wilsgaard Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock Inger Ariansen Jonas Johansson Bjarne K JacobsenSameline Grimsgaard

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

We found statistically significant educational gradients in women and men for all WHO-established leading NCD risk factors within a Nordic middle-aged to older general population. The prevalence of all risk factors increased at lower educational levels, except for harmful alcohol use, which increased at higher educational levels.

Keyphrases

risk factors
middle aged
mental health
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance